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Re: RE #14 - SURVIVAL
Reply #30 on:
October 2, 2005, 10:58 PM »
All right, this has been up awhile, but I've been holding off on commenting...mostly because with all the work CHEWIE puts into these, I feel he deserves an in-depth response...but I haven't had time until now.
Panel 1: Opening crawl. Another effective description to bring the reader up to date. I wonder though, how this would look if you really went for the gusto and engaged in the hyperbole of the old movie serials? Still, hyperbole or no, this is well-written, intelligent and does the job...much better than ROTS' retarded crawl. (Heroes on both sides indeed...)
Panel 2: Opening with Alyssa was a nice touch, and reminds us of the human element of this story. She looks awesome in that robe, but the bedroom looks a little too dark and kind of like a dungeon. It matches the mood here, but I might have felt more compelled if it contrasted what we're about to see in Rykrof's ordeal.
Panel 3: A stalwart effort, but I still don't think this pic works. Alyssa looks like a broken doll, and the whole thing, to me at least, is kind of creepy.
Panel 4: Nice transition shot of Dathomir. The lighting seems much improved over last chapter as you seem to get more comfortable with the "sfx" shots. Would have liked to see a few more Trade Federation ships though, and maybe THE INVISIBLE HAND. (Unless Greivous has left the system by this point, which, come to think of it, I imagine he has.)
Panel 5: An ambitious shot that comes off well. Really creepy and unsettling, and gives us a great sense of the danger that Rykrof has been dealing with.
Panel 6: Run, runner! I like this a lot. It's dark, forbidding, and has a good sense of motion to it. The shadows from the trees above are a nice touch.
Panel 7: A nice shot of the Rancor closing in. The clone looks a little awkward...I imagine he was hard to pose in an effective running position that looked good from the side. I am glad to see this was shot against the diorama... an SFX shot would have looked out of place here.
Panel 8: Great ROTJ style shot...reminiscent of the Rancor closing in on Luke. I like the added saliva.
Panel 9: Poor clone. I feel bad for the Rancor when he has to pass that armor though. Great shot. The only thing that would have made it more effective would be spurting blood...but that would be a bit much for a Star Wars tale.
Panel 10: An SFX shot that really works. One of my favorite, and a good transition to what comes next.
Panel 11: At last we see Asajj! I like that you shot her in such a way that her hand looks like it's pointing rather than made to hold a lightsaber. The foliage here looks great, as does the battle-worn clone and the pool. Very cool!
Panel 12: The clone looks a little awkwardly posed, but in the context of the story, it makes sense that he can barely hold himself up. Great shadowing here.
Panel 13: Another nice piece where the elements come together perfectly. I like that Asajj is lit here to make her the focal point.
Panel 14: Well done. Shadowing's good and it's a nice counterpoint to the earlier shot that was framed much the same. I like the choking bit, very keen.
Panel 15:This is a great shot. The clone looks really natural the way you submerged him, and the water effects here are amazing. I like that it's foamy...makes you wonder what gunk is churning in it.
Panel 16: Nailed the hologram! Very well done.
Panel 17: Effective establishing shot.
Panel 18: Love the hallway. Love the custom Sora Bulq. Hate, hate, HATE the photo manipulation on Count Dooku. He looks like he's got downs syndrome. Sorry, but I just do not like it, especially considering the ROTS Dooku has such an excellent sculpt. It seems unnecessary. Honestly, I'd stick to just manipulating their mouths when appropriate.
Panel 19: Count "Corky" Dooku again. Honestly, this really took me out of the story. Sorry. Also, I don't feel Dooku sounds as authentic as he has in past chapters, but maybe that's because here, he's playing the role of Darth Exposition, and that's always tough to pull off.
Panel 20: "I see" and "And so it is" seems awkward to me. Still, I love that you remind us here of the sub-plot on Rhen Var.
Panel 21: GREAT effects shot. The reflection is amazing! The one thing I would have liked to have seen here though, was Asajj with her hood up. Seems like she'd be wearing a full cloak on Dathomir.
Panel 22: An inspired transition to bring Rykrof in and a great FX shot.
Panel 23: Great job on weathering these guys...they really look like hell. I like Rykrof's beard stubble. Again, glad to see the diorama in place and not a CG background. Is that part of a "Day the Earth Stood Still" diorama sticking up in there?
Panel 24: A zoom in shot, but it really shows the great weathering on these cats. I like TK-42...maybe Rykrof can give him a name as this storyline wears on. I like the missing gloves, and would like to see more armor damage as the story winds on, like maybe straps wearing away on the armor and they have to lash parts of it to their bodies to make it stay on.
Panel 25: Hup, hup, hup! Great "double-time" sequence. The reflection in the water is an amazing touch.
Panel 26: Isla Sorna! That's what this reminds me of. Great shot.
Panel 27: Good shot, but the three are grouped too closely. It doesn't come off that they're moving up on the defensive. Would have liked to see some military style formation here.
Panel 28: A nice moody shot, but they should really have their weapons in the ready position. I like the mess on the floor. What playset is that?
Panel 29: Good lighting here. Gives a sense of forboding.
Panel 30: This is a really nice relief effect, and I like that you remind us of what has gone before...makes Rykrof seem real.
Panel 31-32: Again, these soldiers don't appear to be ready to fire on a possible threat, and are moving too closely together. One burst could take them all out. I know your tired, soldiers, but remember your training!
Panel 33-38: Nothing too dynamic here photo-wise, but effective shots to showcase a discussion and highlight the human (and Mon Calamarian) emotions. Nicely done. Also, Y-Wing engines are just lying willy-nilly about the universe. I like it though, it's a convincing "thingie" for the backgrounds.
Panel 39: This effect shot didn't come off to well...it looks very flat. You can tell the elements don't occupy the same space.
Panel 40: Awsome shot! Very well done, and Coeli's AT-TE looks great!
Panel 41: Another nice shot. What planet is that supposed to be? This is a shot that's really blended well. I like the two battle droids that look like they're conversing in the foreground.
Panel 42-43: Looking good. I really like Freelo. I think Rykrof trusted him a little to soon... some more questioning might have been in order... but he's a cool character and a great custom.
Panel 44: GREAT shot! This one gives me the willies, and although I've seen who that character is before, I like that you kept her in the distance for the story. Very well done, and the best shot of Dathomir yet.
One could say that not a lot happened in this chapter to advance the overall plotline, but as this is still very much the first part of a multi-part arc, I'd say it advanced the story nicely, touched on existing plotlines, and gave us a lot to look forward to. Most importantly, I think, it built up some tension about just how in trouble Rykrof might be. The new threat at the end is very chilling, and it seems there is much more story to be told here on Dathmir. I hope it doesn't unfold TOO quickly, as I think this particular thread has a lot of potential to advance Rykrof as a character.
Overall ,my comments might seen more critical than positive, but don't be fooled...I really liked this chapter. There's a good sense of desperation here, and Rykrof's melancholy is bulding with each chapter. I can't wait to see what troubles avail him next. I just hammer a little on the things I think could have been better so that when you do the next installment, I'll REALLY be blown away. So far, you haven't disappointed.
Last Edit: October 3, 2005, 01:25 AM by Darth Delicious
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Re: RE #14 - SURVIVAL
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October 4, 2005, 12:22 AM »
DD, thanks for all of the feedback. It's really appreciated! In depth comments like these are a huge help and keep me wanting to make the next ones even better. Great suggestions that you came up with.
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Re: RE #14 - SURVIVAL
Reply #32 on:
October 4, 2005, 05:40 AM »
Even though
totally ripped off my idea of doing panel-by-panel analysis, here comes my belated detailed review:
The opening crawl is fine. No real comments here...
Alyssa looks cool in the robe. Good composite, the crib is a great choice, looks like it belongs in the SW universe. The window in this shot, however, almost looks more like a picture on the wall than a window...the background used isn't the greatest choice.
Ah, the controversial Alyssa nightie shot. Still think thinks looks odd and a little creepy...The window effect is much better, but it looks like Alyssa's apartment is in the basement....I guess handmaidens don't make that much. The sunlight effect, though, is very cool. But why is she going to bed so early? It looks like maybe 7:00 pm at the latest.
No real comment on the Dathomir shot. Looks good, except that the text says "fleet of battleships" and there's only one visible.
Cool shot of the dead/decaying clone! Creepy and gross!
Love the fleeing trooper and the rancor! The rancor looks really life like in your shots. Well done!
The close-up is GREAT. Love the salivia! The rancor attack sequence is really terrific.
Good choice of "real world" shot for the battle droids. Very minor nitpick: wouldn't the STAPs cause any kind of wake or displacement in the water they are hovering above? I'm sure that would be nearly impossible to do, though.
I like Asajj and the clone. However, in the panel where she confronts him, you should have moved at least one of her arms. Unfortunately, the figure really looks like she should be holding her sabers given her stance and the way he hands are sculpted. Some arm posing would have made her seem more, I dunno, "alive." Still, it's a very cool scene and the combination of the various elements looks great. Love the use of the foam rocks, as always. I will definitely be getting a set of those!
Hey! Great hologram! The transparent effect works brilliantly!
Nice re-use of Owen's base as the separatist ship.
As for the modified Dooku...though the results here are mixed (there is the much-discussed cross-eyed effect), I think it's great that you're trying this very bold technique. There's nothing worse than having immobile plastic mannequins as your main characters. I applaud your efforts to make them more expressive and life like, even if the end results are not always perfect. Keep trying, though!
Dooku's "just so happened to crash on" sentence doesn't feel quite in character, though. Rest of the dialogue is good and it's nice to see Sora Bulq again.
The shot of Asajj and the battle droids is GORGEOUS! The combination of all the elements is flawless and the reflection looks terrific! Amazing job!
Love the binocular vision shot, too!
The dirty, weathered figures look friggin' fantastic! Wow! Amazing customizing job!!!! Only one extremely minor nitpick and that's Rykrof's black "collar" is just slightly uneven looking, especially when compared with the real thing on the clone right next to him. Would it be possible to sculpt a proper "collar" on him? Like I said, very minor criticism...I could live to 150 and still never make a custom anywhere near this good. fantastic, fantastic job!
LOVE the shot of Rykrof leading the men off. The "ripple" effect is so beautiful I almost cried! WOW.
The shot of the base, troops, rocks and mountains is AMAZING. EXCELLENT compositing....how did you make the base in this picture??
Like DD, I was also reminded of "The Lost World". Very, very cool stuff...
What did you use for the base itself? Please post a picture of the toy that you used so we can see what it looks like. I'd love to try to find one myself.
Agree with DD that their entry doesn't seem quite "military" enough...maybe one clone should be crouched down or something. Try to do more to convey the sense of these guys working as a well-oiled machine. Like the troops in "Clone Wars Vol I"....more militaristic formations and actions, etc.
The base itself looks great. Love the Trigg Fudda image! Nicely done.
Again, in the panel where Ryrkof says "set for stun"...try to do more with the troops...one crouching behind a box, one standing guard, etc...
I love Freelo!!! Great character, great custom! Fantastic!! By the way, what is that big black cylinder next to him and where did it come from? What is Freelo made from? Just Meena and a pilot clone? Or are there other elements. He looks great.
The transition from the two-shot of Rykrof and the helmetless clone to the next shot of the clones cleaning up is a bit awkward. You should have had Rykrof talking to Freelo first before the clones feel safe enough to go cleaning up. The text and images create a bit of an awkward, abrupt transition.
By the way, it's funny that Rykrof is kicking back with a beverage while the clones work!
The shots with Ryrkof and Freelo are terrific. I have a very minor problem with Freelo's backstory, though. He was hired by the separatists to help with Rhen Var, a very, very important project for which they were going to pay him handsomely. But wouldn't he at least try to contact them once he crashed and saw their troops?
Maybe he should have said something like, "Strangely, when I saw the troops, they fired on me and I was forced to retreat." Seems odd that he's so willing to trust and cooperate with Republic troops (and admit he was going to work for their enemy!) so easily.
Or maybe he should have been working for them on Rhen Var until he decided to quit or something, having grow disillusioned with their cause. That would make him more apt to trust Rykrof (and for Ryrkrof to trust him.)
I really like the shots of the on-going war, especially the battle droids in the wrecked city. I like how the futility and misery of the war are a recurring theme in the stories and keep coming up. We really sense how this war has been affecting the galaxy and weighing on Rykrof's mind...
The final shot is extremely creepy and forebodding! An excellent cliff hanger!
All around, another great chapter! I really love Freelo and look forward to seeing more of him in the next installment, despite my minor quibbles about his backstory.
You really made the planet come alive. The rancor was awesome, the selection of shots for the forest and swamps were great and the compositing of all the different elements was the best yet! You continue to top yourself with each successive chapter! Stunning work all around.
I have a comment about the direction of the story itself. Well, not the story so much, I suppose, but rather your use of certain characters.
Though you usually do a great job in writing for Count Dooku, who is one of my favorite prequel characters, I think you should re-think your use of the established villains like Grievious, Dooku, Ventress and Sidious. I think having quick cameos every now and then is fine, but the problem that I have is that, given that these are Force using characters, it becomes a bit frustrating that they are so important in Rykrof's story.
We know that Rykrof's direct dealings with any of these characters will be extremely brief at best. Dooku has been a major presence in the photonovels, but Rykrof only met him once and for a brief second.
We already know that Rykrof isn't going to face off against Asajj in a battle - she'd kick his ass in a split second. So it becomes a bit frustrating that she's so important in this chapter. It's a foregone conclusion that certain things won't happen with her and I think you end up limiting yourself.
If, on the other hand, instead of Asajj, you had a different, original character, you could take the story theoretically in any direction and could preserve the elements of suspense and surprise better.
I think you should pull back more with Dooku, Asajj and others and give Rykrof more enemies that are in his "league", like Trigg Fudda, who was a very cool character. Trigg and Rykrof had a much more personal (and dramatic) relationship that Rykrof could ever have with Dooku. Despite Rykrof's success, at the end of the day, he is really of little consequence to guys like Sidious and Dooku, who have to contend with far greater stakes and far more powerful adversaries.
When Trigg Fudda met Sidious, for instance, he was immediately wiped out. Such a thing would ever happen if Rykrof ever met Sidious or Dooku or even Asajj in a one on one fight.
I think you should consider greating a new recurring adversary for Rykrof and reducing the appearances of the other characters. Maybe another Separatist Commander or mercenary or Badoo Corba member who Dooku possibly assigns to take down Rykrof or who develops a personal animus towards him for some reason. You could do whatever you want with such a character and not be hamstrung by any limitations. We would never know what direction the story is going to take, whereas, in this particular instance, we know Rykrof won't kill Asajj, nor even that Asajj might get killed by the witch.
In any event, as always, this is first rate work. The amount of effort you put into these is staggering and I know everyone appreciates and enjoys the hell out of your hard work.
As always, bravo and thank you!
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Re: RE #14 - SURVIVAL
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October 4, 2005, 10:25 AM »
Lance, thanks for the in depth review! It's always very helpful to get your opinion on how something could have been played out. I'll try and answer the main quetions that you have in the story. Mainly, about Dooku.
Before I hit into that - about the fleet of battle ships at Dathomir, Rykrof was attacked by several of them in the previous story, but just one remains in the system now. I suppose I should have stated that in the description of the picture, that with the war going on the Separatists are not leaving so many ships in the system.
Dooku is just such a fun character to work with, that it's hard to leave him out of the story. But I agree, I need to continue to create original characters. I am working on doing that, as the character Troffar the Terrible (the Gran that has assumed leadership of the Badoo Corba) will be returning to the series before too long.
As for Dooku, the reason he sent Ventress really was to make sure that Rykrof is just out ot the picture. Palpatine does not want a non-Clone in the military who has influence on any senators. Better to just get rid of him now. He's continued to survive many missions when the odds have been stacked against him. Really, Dooku intends for this to be merely a test for Ventress to see how she fairs in a hunt on a dangerous planet - she will soon be ordered to kill Anakin Skywalker.
Freelo had been contracted by the Separatists in the Rhen Var excavation, but has not arrived on Rhen Var yet. He is just a contractor, nothing more. He has not chosen a side in the war. He at this point is neutral.
Commander Snodd of the Trade Federation is a character that I created that will arrive on Dathomir to complete a final sweep of the area to ensure that there are no survivors. I think this character will be kind of fun.
By the time story #15 rolls around, Rykrof will have been on Dathomir for a couple of months. The climax of the Dathomir story is going to go out with a bang - I just hope it turns out like I want it to and that everyone is pleased with it.
Anyways, here's some previews.
Last Edit: October 5, 2005, 11:41 AM by CHEWIE
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Re: RE #14 - SURVIVAL
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October 6, 2005, 08:26 PM »
Great previews! I can't wait!
It will be interesting to see how the Seps patrol for Rykrof when they are just as vulnerable to Rancor attack.
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October 7, 2005, 12:41 AM »
Thanks DD... I am so close to being done with this next story, and am breaking it out over one more story after #15 for the Dathomir plot. It's just too big of a story to make into 1-2 chapters... so if there are a couple of questions left unanswered in #15, I believe they will be answered in #16.
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Re: RE #14 - SURVIVAL
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February 15, 2006, 09:44 PM »
Wow, what a dark chapter here!
I liked having the words on the pictures, but if they take forever to format, then it's not a big deal reading it on the forum page.
I finally got to meet Freelo! Woohoo!
I love that picture of the battle droids in front of the rubble strewn city - very cool pic!
That dead, rotting clone corpse is freaky. I think you made a preview shot of it so I had seen it before, but it was still pretty unnerving seeing it again. Great work on that.
The scariest thing that I've ever seen,
Is the terrible AT-AT walking machine.
It's as big as a house on walking legs,
and whatever it steps on it crushes like eggs.
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Re: RE #14 - SURVIVAL
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February 17, 2006, 11:41 AM »
Thanks Greg, I remember making that dead rotting clone pic... imagine how much better it would look with one of Fritzkrieg's dead clones.
Yeah, I was happy to be able to introduce Freelo here. I really like the character of him a lot.
As for the word formatting, it really does work better for me to have them typed into the forum post. A whole lot easier.
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Re: RE #14 - SURVIVAL
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November 26, 2006, 04:22 PM »
;DYour lighting and customs are so cool and a neat story to boot
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Re: RE #14 - SURVIVAL
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January 8, 2007, 12:17 AM »
Thanks you Deanna - I'm in the process of the redo on this chapter...
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Summer Vegetable Tian
If I had to describe summer with a single dish, it might possibly be this tian, or a peach pie. With all of these colorful vegetables packed into a tart pan, it just screams summer.
For the main vegetables, I used zucchini, squash, tomatoes and potatoes. You could definitely try eggplant or change it however much you want, though.
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Friday, July 26, 2013
The Best Honey Wheat Bread
Next to pie and popsicles, homemade bread is one of my favorite things to make. From round loaves to sandwich bread loaves, one of the more satisfying things in life is pulling a loaf of bread out of the oven and then cutting into said loaf while it is still warm right after baking.
When it comes to this honey wheat bread, it truly is one of the best breads I've ever tasted. It is super soft and makes a great foundation for a sandwich or as toast with butter and jam. Plus, it makes two loaves so you can enjoy one and then give one away so another person can enjoy this great bread. I hope this bread can brighten your day and someone else's if you ever just knead (see what I did there?) some bread!
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Arugula Walnut Salad with Fig Balsamic
This June, I took part in a student exchange where I stayed with a super nice French host family in a town in Normandy called Caen. The father cooked dinner pretty much every night, the mother made me lunch, and my host girl and I ate breakfast together every morning while their cat drank cucumber water. And every morning, we had tea and toast. There was a cabinet in their kitchen full of tea from Earl Grey to Darjeeling and Twinings to Dammann. I'm no tea connoisseur, but I did bring back a bag and a tin of loose tea. Alongside our tea, we had toast with jam. Similar to the tea, they had about every kind of jam you could think of. My favorite? Fig.
Although I've never been a huge fan of jam because I don't like how sweet it is, this fig jam was the perfect amount of sweet and I just cannot express how much I love this fig jam. So, I brought a jar back with me. Unfortunately, it was gone within about 2.5 weeks (I have since found another jar of fig jam at the store), but before I parted with the last of my favorite jam, I made this salad.
So, what might fig jam have to do with this salad? The dressing. Oh yes. This salad has a really incredible dressing with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, red onion and fig jam. Fig jam! In a salad! It's genius.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
a sandwich, deconstructed
I love making sandwiches. They are so simple and easy to make, and you can make so many different variations. Today I thought I would share one of my ideas of a simple sandwich on a baguette. Baguettes seem to take sandwiches to the next level and make them even more delicious, don't you think? I want to try fig jam on my next sandwich! For now, though, what are your favorite ingredients to put on a sandwich?
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Watermelon Cucumber Salad
Watermelon is one of those foods that I never think of to cook with. Since it is so perfect on its own, I don't think I've ever really eaten it any other way than just on its own. However refreshing watermelon is solo, its sweetness and juiciness go perfectly with cucumber. Then, when you add lime juice, mint and cilantro, its just a food party that you simply cannot miss! Oh, and let's not forget about the feta.
This is also a great time to make this simple salad as a meal or a side because we're in the middle of summer and so many foods are at their prime. So, take advantage and combine them together to make something great during the week or to celebrate the weekend. Happy Wednesday for now!
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Tricolor Popsicles
Since today is the fourth of July, I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate with popsicles. This annual independence day always me think of popsicles, and sparklers. Although we've never had a yearly tradition celebrating with these two festive items for the fourth day in July, I always like to think that they should be included on this day. So, I made these tricolor treats.
Raspberries, coconut milk and blueberries make up the red, white and blue stripes. The white and blue blended into each other a bit, but I loved the way these turned out. Plus, you can also make them for Bastille Day as well!
Happy fourth!
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a group of conditions also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy. CMT develops because of a defective gene that causes abnormalities in the nerves that supply your feet, legs, hands, and arms. CMT, which is named after the three doctors who first described the disease in 1886, affects about one of every 2,500 Americans. It is one of the most common types of inherited nerve diseases. CMT is considered a peripheral neuropathy because it affects nerves outside of your brain and spinal cord.
CMT affects both your motor and sensory nerves. Motor nerves carry signals from your brain to your muscles, telling them to move. Sensory nerves carry sensations, such as heat, cold, and pain back to your brain. CMT symptoms can include both weakness and numbness.
Because CMT consists of more than one disorder, symptoms may vary from person to person, though they usually start in your feet and legs. Over time, CMT may also affect your hands and arms.
Common symptoms include:
Weakness of your foot and lower leg muscles
Foot deformities, including a high arch and bent toes (hammer toes)
Difficulty lifting your foot while walking (foot drop)
Loss of muscle around your hands and feet
Numbness, tingling, burning, or loss of temperature sensation in your hands and feet
Discomfort or pain in your hands and feet
Depending on the specific type of genetic defect you have, CMT may affect the part of the nerve, called the axon, that sends signals to other nerves. CMT may also affect the protective lining around a nerve, called the myelin sheath. CMT can affect both men and women.
Who's at risk
Many types of gene mutations can cause CMT. The genetic information that one or both of your parents passes on to you determines the type of gene mutation you have. This genetic inheritance and resulting gene mutation determine what symptoms you have and how old you are when they start.
The combination of a foot deformity and lower leg weakness is often the first sign of CMT. A specialist called a neurologist may diagnose CMT after doing a complete neurological exam and asking about your family history. Tests that help make the diagnosis include:
A blood test to look for genetic defects
Nerve conduction studies to measure the strength and speed of electrical signals passing through your nerves
Electromyography to measure how well your muscles respond to electrical stimulation
Nerve biopsy, which involves taking a small piece of a nerve and examining it under a microscope
There's no cure for CMT, but these treatment options can help:
Physical therapy to strengthen and stretch your muscles. This may help prevent or delay disability caused by weakness and deformity
Occupational therapy to help with your daily activities. This includes using special devices like rubber grips, or changing from buttons and zippers to Velcro
Orthopedic devices like ankle braces, high-top boots, and thumb splints
Pain medications if needed
CMT is not a fatal disease, and most people live to a normal age and remain active. In rare cases, CMT may affect the muscles you need to breathe. Because this can be especially dangerous at night, you may need a nighttime breathing assistive device.
More common complications include:
Injuries from falls
Worsening of the disease that certain prescription drugs can cause
Injuries or infections of the feet that go unnoticed because of lack of pain and temperature sensation
There is no way to prevent CMT.
How to manage or live with CMT
Learn as much as you can about your disease, and work closely with your neurologist. Genetic counseling may be important for family planning. Other ways to manage your disease include:
Getting regular low-impact aerobic exercise
Avoiding alcohol except in moderation
Eating a healthy diet and maintaining a healthy weight
Checking your feet regularly for any injury or infection
Telling your doctor about any new prescription drugs
Calling your doctor if you have any new symptoms, signs of foot injury or infection, or difficulty breathing


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I don't know about y'all, but where I live in the South it is HOT. I decided to live on campus this year because I thought it would be more convenient with all of my involvement. Living on campus means that I walk everywhere in this heat. One of the solutions has been to skip a few steps in my beauty routine, so that my makeup doesn't literally melt down my face. Here are my essentials:
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I start out by using Smashbox's green primer. My skin has a red undertone to it, so it helps blend that out.
I apply some powder after that, just because my skin is oily.
The next step is NARS Laguna bronzer. I have the duo of Laguna/Orgasm, but I haven't been wearing blush lately. When I'm doing a full face, I'll use a Smashbox highlighter to put some shimmer on my cheek bones.
I prime my eyes with Urban Decay's primer before putting on my eyeshadow. Also, I'm a big fan of gel eyeliner. It goes on so much easier, and having the primer under it is a big help. The last step is mascara… I am OBSESSED with Givenchy mascara. It is worth the money. I have Bambi lashes, and the best part is that it doesn't irritate my sensitive eyes.
I love a nice, neutral gloss. I have a pinkish one from NARS, but I picked up a peachy one from Revlon that does the trick.
What are your beauty secrets for summer? I'd love to know!
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From 1961 to 1973, a loosely organized group of artists and scientists coalesced around the radical idea that the emerging technology of the computer could be used to make a different kind of art. Known simply as the New Tendencies, this heterogeneous movement included dozens of men and women from the far reaches of the industrialized world. Often working under collective monikers such as Equipo 57 or Grupo Anonima, most of them were as ambivalent about individual fame as they were about the artistic status of their activities, which they preferred to call "research."
However they saw their own work, their visual innovations were quickly recognized as cutting-edge art, and in a matter of years began appearing in landmark exhibitions at venues such as the Louvre and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Almost as quickly, however, these early experiments were overtaken by what they made possible, and the idealistic foundations of computer art got hidden beneath the more elaborate operations that followed...
Curiously, the first worldwide movement of computer art focused many of its forward-thinking activities in a city not particularly known for technology, in a country that no longer exists. Beginning with the 1961 New Tendency exhibition mounted by Matko Mestrovic at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, hundreds of artists, critics, and curators started gathering regularly in what was then Yugoslavia, united in the belief that you could generate visual art using this strange, almost philosophical new machine. Like-minded experimenters flocked from all over Europe, and from as far away as the Americas and even ...
Essay by Alexander R. Galloway on Nils Aall Barricelli in Cabinet
Barricelli experiment recreated with Processing by Galloway. Barricelli's visualization technique has been altered—color has been added to show the gene groups more clearly, and the vertical axis has been compressed to increase the amount of evolutionary time that is visible. Each swatch of textured color within the image indicates a different organism. Borders between color fields mean that an organism has perished, been born, mutated, or otherwise evolved into something new
The latest issue of Cabinet inclues an essay by Alexander R. Galloway on mathematician Nils Aall Barricelli, who created artificial evolution experiments in the 50s, with a striking visualization technique:
How did it work? Barricelli established a "universe" consisting of a horizontal row of 512 genes. Genes were represented using integers from negative 18 to positive 18. According to "norms" he established governing mutation and reproduction, each number reproduced into the row below it. in this way, the norms translated rows of "parent" genes into subsequent rows of "child" genes, which in turn were reproduced again using the same norms into subsequent generations over and over. if and when gene-numbers reappeared in a sustained group, Barricelli would designate each group an "organism." proceeding in lines from top to bottom, Barricelli's algorithm produced a rectangular image consisting of a grid of genes appearing as individual pixels. When finished, the image yielded a snapshot of evolutionary time, with the oldest generations of organisms at the top and the youngest at the bottom. the output of Barricelli's experiments was highly visual. he was essentially drawing directly in binary numbers, converting 1s and 0s into pixels in either on or off positions. Because he represented each gene as pixels, organisms were identified visually based on how the pixel patterns self-organized into texture fields, which were identified as shapes or ...
"In the Nostalgia District" by Lauren Cornell in Frieze Magazine's 20th Anniversary Issue
Frieze has a massive new issue out celebrating its 20th anniversary with contributions from Bruce Sterling, Lynne Tillman, Kazys Varnelis, Simon Critchley, and Nina Power. Rhizome executive director Lauren Cornell also has an essay in the new issue:
Since 2005, I've been the director of the online organization Rhizome, and have spent a considerable amount of time thinking about why 'Internet' is such a gauche word in contemporary art. Here are a few simple reasons I've come up with. First, medium-specificity is out of style and the word 'Internet' suggests a medium – something separate, something cyber – even though the term can really be used now to describe the experiences that come with an expanded culture and communications system, not just its underlying network protocols. However, this perception of the Internet as a separate artistic territory persists, with its roots planted firmly in the 1990s. In step with Clinton-era rhetoric around globalization, and excitement for new information technologies, the first Internet bubble swelled in the '90s and burst in the early 2000s, as did patience with ambitious but under-resourced 'net art' exhibitions (read: faulty browsers and error signs). Quickly, it was all but abandoned by the art world save for a few ambitious museum media lounges. It's important to note that much of this '90s-era 'net art' was preoccupied with the technology itself, not with celebrating it, but considering and subverting it. This focus made it somewhat impenetrable for the non-technologically inclined and challenging to exhibit off-line. In the last few years, however, the field of art engaged with the Internet has expanded to being both about new tools and simply how we live our lives – the humanity on top, so to speak.
A second reason for the slow response is that, unlike other industries, such as music ...
Dushko Petrovich Reviews MIT Press Book About New Tendencies and Bit International in the Boston Globe
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Dushko Petrovich, editor of Paper Monument, reviews "A Little-Known Story about a Movement, a Magazine, and the Computer's Arrival in Art: New Tendencies and Bit International, 1961-1973" (MIT Press) for the Boston Globe:
Beijing Post-Human New Media Art Show "Translife."
From the New York Times, a look at "Translife," "a cutting-edge International Triennial of New Media Art that purports to ring the death knell for 'representational' art, questions the very notion of life as we know it, and posits our collective entry into a 'post-human era.'" (More images and a write up by An Xiao on Hyperallergic.)
From the NYT review:
The diverse works on display are connected by their use of digital technology, boundary-crossing nature, collective creation process and the implicit assumption that our world has fundamentally transformed — in ways we are barely beginning to grasp.
"The time-space relationship is changed, or our perception of it," Mr. Zhang said. "When we talk about time, it is multiple times now. Distance has disappeared because of the network."
This point is made at the outset by the "Weather Tunnel" installation that stands in the museum's courtyard. Designed by the architect Ma Yansong, the shimmering white tunnel contains weather-themed works by young artists from universities in China, the United States, Europe and Australia that draw on the same, real-time climatic data from around the globe. (Data is transmitted by custom-made sensors based on those created by Joe Saavedra, an adjunct professor at Parsons, for a project called Citizen Sensor.)
Inside the tunnel, which was uncomfortably hot in Beijing's blistering summer, a visitor can look through a "Solar Wind Periscope" (Jonas Hansen and Lasse Scherffig) at a visualization of extraterrestrial weather conditions based on information conveyed by radio signals; press a button on the "Weather Inflections" suitcase (Joel Louie, Jan L. Andruszkiewicz, Bryan J. Mather, Kevin Raxworthy, Julian Stadon and Paul Thomas) to hear a sensory-crossing sonification of weather conditions in various global cities; and even listen to an "Electromechanical Solenoid Orchestra & Weather Ensemble" (Benjamin Bacon and Joe Saavedra) that plays ...
The Tale of the Big Computer
Our poets, especially those commonly called mystics, tend to regard the period immediately succeeding the formation of the Earth as a mighty effort on the part of nature to engender computers directly, without the help of any intermediary. They are alluding to the geological processes which crystallized out many of the substances of which a data machine consists. But the task of bringing forth computers from sterile soil proved too difficult. The tectonic forces which created mountains and differentiated minerals could not produce anything as subtle and complex as a computer. For this a lengthy, troublesome detour was required, and the greatest of all tasks had to be completed step by step.
- Excerpt from The Tale of the Big Computer: A Vision by Olof Johannesson (Sagan om den stora Datamaskinen,) 1966
Triple Canopy's new issues includes a wonderful essay by artist Anna Lundh beginning with a look at a rare example of Swedish language science fiction, The Tale of the Big Computer, written by the prominent physicist Hannes Alfvén, (later a Nobel prize winner):
Sagan om den stora Datamaskinen was written at the very cusp of the computer age, but today's perspective has shifted slightly, to that of a society already immersed in computer technology (a dependence that may obscure some of the technology's implications). Though Alfvén's story of humanity's evolution, his ambivalence about technology, and his suspicion of politicians and bureaucrats are firmly rooted in 1960s Sweden, his tale has grown to encompass our 2011 present, exposing it from two directions. Alfvén's future vision looks back past us but also stretches far beyond us, into the reaches of possibility. The borders between the past, the present, and the future are blurred and overlapping: a cross-contamination of time.
Researching whether The Tale of the Big Computer had been turned into an opera, as the British edition of the book said, Lundh found documentation of Swedish composer Karl-Birger Blomdahl's 1959 operatic adaptation of Harry Martinson's epic sci-fi poem Aniara, "in which one of the leading roles was sung by the operator of the ingenious instrument Mima (a sort of mechanical brain and the soul of the spaceship), to an imaginative and energetic score that included musique concrête and even some electronic sounds."
Lundh's essay continues with an antic description of Blomdahl's plans to turn The Tale of the Big Computer into an opera. "It's a rather idealistic and even paradoxical endeavor: to create an opera about future technology, using technology that inevitably belongs to the present."


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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Backpedaling up on the ridge
Remember a few months ago when I wrote about Dierks Bentley's latest album, Up on the Ridge? And remember how I talked about the risk he was taking by producing a bluegrass-inspired album that stood in stark contrast to the mainstream market, which, in my estimation, "is a market that sometimes seems to reward conformity over innovation, and an industry that too often uses valuable prime-time network TV slots not to showcase the best of what country music has to offer, but to market a select number of carefully groomed country artists, promoting them as potential crossover artists to the lucrative pop-dominated airwaves."
You may not have realized it at the time, but my subtext there was "I'm talking to YOU, CMAs."
Um, yeah.
About that.
This morning, this year's CMA award nominations were announced. Dierks Bentley is nominated for three awards, including Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year - for Up on the Ridge, that not-so-mainstream, outside-the-box, bluegrass-inspired album that I thought would be under-appreciated by the likes of the CMA.
I'm positively FEASTING on my words.
There's a message in these nominations, I think - a message about being who you are and doing what you love and not worrying about how other people will react to it. It's the same philosophy that underscores my parenting with my not-so-mainstream, outside-the box, bluegrass-inspired son. I'll say it again: the boy chooses his heroes well.
So, congratulations to Dierks on the most well-deserved nominations of this year's bunch. Up on the Ridge gets better every time I hear it. Bud and I will be tuning in on November 10, and we'll be hoping for continued good judgment from the members of the Country Music Association.
I would love to be even more wrong.
8 comments:
- jess said...
Hooray! And yeah, the metaphor's pretty damned fitting.
- September 02, 2010 9:19 AM
- Maddy said...
Looks like he's backed a winner in more ways than one!
- September 02, 2010 9:07 PM
- kristina said...
Mom(-NOS) knows best!
- September 03, 2010 11:01 PM
- Rachel Rambach said...
Hmm...so you're a coffee addict, country music fan, and an awesome mom? A woman after my own heart. I'm Rachel, a music therapist and blogger (www.listenlearnmusic.com) in IL -- so glad I stumbled upon your blog today. Can't wait to read more!
- September 05, 2010 2:43 PM
- Fairlington Blade said...
Hey. Jane Lynch and Modern Family won emmies. And even though I am devoted to The Amazing Race and have watched very little Top Chef (no cable), that was a welcome change.
So… you never know.
- September 05, 2010 8:53 PM
I am thrilled the CMA finally took notice! Dierks is the best and I agree, let's hope they keep going with their good judgement come November 10th!
- September 05, 2010 10:15 PM
I just found your blog and have been going through the archives... and read your ULTIMATE post about when Bud met Dierks and the band! I have to say, I may have cried a little. I'm just blown away by the way the guys interacted with Bud; and I'm so impressed that you were able to give Bud that amazing opportunity, and to help him get through it so beautifully. Hopefully, Dierks will be amply rewarded this award season, for both his musical talent and outstanding character!
- September 10, 2010 12:25 AM
- MOM-NOS said...
And speaking of awards, have you seen this?
- September 16, 2010 9:12 AM


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Here are five findings of real LM candidates:
(The story behind them is not always credible but the bodies could still be real!)
Pedro Mountain Mummy (14"/36cm, Pedro Mountains, Wyoming, 1932)
Atta Boy (6.5"/16.5cm, Atacama Desert, Peru oder Bolivia, 1933 or earlier)
Alyoshenka-Humanoid (10"/25cm, Kyshtym, Russia, 1996)
Concepcion-Humanoid (3"/7cm, Concepcion, Chile, 2002)
Atacama-Humanoid (6"/15cm, Atacama Desert, Chile, 2003)
Let's find out about who and what's out there, and how they do what they do.
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WATCH: Take a tour of a tradie's dream home
CALL a home a tradie's dream and most think it's a fixer-upper, the project home that just needs some tender loving care.
Not so with 5a Bruce Hiskens Ct, Norman Gardens.
This brand new, four bedroom, never-been-lived in home is packed with potential for the right buyer.
Due to ample size of the block (1640sq m) and the area to the front of the block would be ideal to house a large shed, machinery, cars or big boy's toys.
With private access via driveway from Bruce Hiskins Ct, the package backs onto a creek and is situated at the right end of its estate, Crestwood.
Though it is considered in the upper echelon of houses in the area at $720,000, it is a small price to pay for a large land package that offers so much according to Rural and Commercial Sales principal Lea Taylor.
"It is nearly triple the size of everything around it. Definitely over twice the size of it," Lea said.
- 1,640 sqm land, lowset home on 307sqm
- 4 bedroom plus ensuite
- Double car garage
- Fully ducted air con
- Roomy, tiled, open plan kitchen, dining and living area
"The piece of land has been naturally subdivided by the creek but with the access coming through the middle of the property, the potential for further land use is huge.
"Its a good sized block and home but with the room out the front it is a tradie's dream. It is easily accessible so a shed or a granny flat or pool could take up the space.
"The fact that it has three phase power means with the right architect you could do anything."
Already coming with its privacy and seclusion, if a security gate was added on the driveway, new owners would be in world of their own.
At the Yeppoon Rd end of Norman Gardens, the land's proximity sets it apart according to Lea.
"It is secluded and not only is it private, all the road noises are blocked out, even the busy Faulkes St and Norman Rd traffic is hardly noticeable," he said.
"Where it is, is quite handy too. It is a bit of a hike but the CQUniversity is within walking distance and close to schools.
"Because of the road connections it is not far from the major shopping centres and close to all the necessary amenities."
With nine houses sold in Norman Gardens over the last 30 days, Lea says suburb is thriving.
"Sales wise it has steamed ahead big time," he said.
"Particularly in the Crestwood Estate. Norman Gardens generally caters for two price brackets.
"The $400k range and the upwards of 700k. And this one is in the upper class area of Crestwood."


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|Zucchini Tagliatelle with Mint, Cucumber and Lemon
Today our recipe is for Zucchini Tagliatelle with mint, cucumber, and lemon. Zucchini is one vegetable that I have had no luck with this year. I planted five plants and harvested only four zucchini, before all my plants shriveled and died off. I had some kind of worm eating my plants at the base, and until this year, I did not know what it was. I'm sure all you gardeners out there are saying…"I know what it is". Well, if you guessed cutworm you're right! Next year I plan on using cardboard sleeves around the base of the zucchini. It should prevent the cutworm from gnawing at the base of the plant. I'm also open to any other suggestions to keep these varmints from ruining my plants. So, for this recipe I had to go to the farm stand and buy some zucchini. They were beautifully fresh and just picked. Nice to have such fresh local produce!
|Zucchini and cucumber
This salad was just ok. The flavor reminded me of a tabouleh salad without all the delicious tomatoes and bulgur wheat! I found it to be flat and lacking flavor. Since I was the only one eating this salad in my house, I ate it three days in a row, it never got better. I'm sure it won't be finding its way back to my table anytime soon! Sorry to say this was not a winner for me! Happy Friday everyone!!
This recipe can be found in Dorie Greenspans' cookbook "Around My French Table" or you can find it here at Epicurious. To see what other Doristas' are doing this week, you can check it our here.
|I had high hopes for this salad!
|The colors look so pretty, but the flavor was flat!
|I wish I could say I liked this but….
Oh, and on another note…If you have arachnophobia you should leave this page now! I've had a visitor lately…he just won't go away even though I keep sweeping his web off my deck! I watched him weave this web in about an hour…incredible!
|My resident spider…he can't take a hint!
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Among Südtirol, Allgäu and Hessen... I am looking for a piece of land in Germany... I hope to find it and eventually my real love.
I love mountains. \"I have a dream...\": a small organic-farm, B&B for allergic people, with my princess (la mia Musa), goats, horses, building a nice-fun (energy-waste-water-etc) sustainable Haus! Does not forgetting computer job... I love it.
Or do you have a better life-project to show me?
Dream-woman doesn´t exist at the same time dream-man... My MUSA exists... Hey, where are you?
Unfortunately many dishonesty persons exist! So I´d like avoiding them.
How could be my princess-musa? I don´t know exactly also why I love surprises!
\"Something\" can meet my soul...
Nice, honest, lovable, true-blue, genuine and altruist. Big heart and centered mind with a good sense of humor and... :-)
She wants learning until to hers last day.
She is able to do that she said. She is not twice-face person.
Humility and self-hearing as the biggest journey (inside her-self and soul) of her life.
She loves her beauty without scents but only with a little bit of natural cosmetics in special events. Sorry, this is important cause of my actual allergies! Within some years it will be different, now it runs so...
She has not fear to tell me something that can hurt me if it is true.
She has not fear to get an hard discussion against me knowing that we will be together in any case. Are you able to be hard and clear without destroying your parter?
She has not fear seeing her deep dark side and consider that a safe relationship.
She loves animals and country life in a lonely and beautiful very small valley.
Living together in a simple natural way, with love...
Walking together and building future Loving each other with irony, day by day, step by step. Saying the BIG YES to your partner, at all life and for eternity. But you must know love is not the same every day. If you should try to get it ever at maximum level you could not be happy and destroyed your relationship. It is important to know that. Love as a wave, up and down. However, when you are down you can trust in your partner every time. Anything can not break your relationship if you don´t want! Nothing happens can divide... But you need choose your partner every day, every moment... also when something seems broken.
That´s my thought. And yours?
Write me by email or PM to know more...
Viele Grüße
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A set of manuscripts parts for an English performance of Beethoven's "The Mount of Olives," Opus 85, in 1814
ABSms8. These parts were probably used by Sir George Smart for the first performances at the Drury Lane theater. The cover of each part has Smart's printed label and his signature appears on the title pages. Acquired from William Reeves in 1995. M1C0005.


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Organizers of the massive three-day Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2014 announced the dates of this year's show — June 20 to 22 — and already sold out some ticket levels Monday via a newly created loyalty program for returning fans.
It's the first time L.A.-based music promoter Insomniac offered the first crack at tickets to fans who had bought online tickets to the Las Vegas event in one of the past three years. "The first two tiers of general admission and the first tier of VIP are sold out," a spokeswoman said via email. Ticket sales through the Headliner Loyalty Program started at noon PST Monday and end at noon PST Tuesday (today).
Next Monday, early-bird tickets will go on sale to the general public at noon PST, even though there's no lineup yet for the dusk-to-dawn Las Vegas Speedway event. Last year, early-bird tickets sold out in one hour, the spokeswoman said.
Tickets for three days (no single-day sales) start at $249 for general admission and $499 for VIP tickets for the 21 and older crowd. VIP ticket holders receive access to viewing decks, cash bars, lounge areas and their own Ferris wheel.
In addition to the music festival, Las Vegas will host EDC Week from June 17 to 23, which will include an electronic music business conference and a new dance music awards show.
What does all this bring to a city that's already a huge tourist magnet? The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the show brought $207 million into Clark County in 2012, a number expected to grow when 2013 figures are released in December.
Last year the sold-out event drew 115,000 fans, and capacity will be increased in 2014 to 130,000 fans, the Review-Journal says. As for the lineup, there's still time to weigh in online about who you want to see next year. Last year's performers included Tiesto, Avicii, Jamie Jones, Arty, Madeon and Rebecca & Fiona.
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Hello my dear friends, it has been a while. So much change going on here, one of them being that we have decided to back to homeschooling this school year. (I will do a more detailed post on that later)
I think the biggest question for me was which curriculum to use with two kids in different grades. I knew I wouldn't buy a whole boxed curriculum for both, because I wouldn't be able to keep up with doing two separate lessons on history, science and bible.
So after much thought and prayer, I decided on Adventures into US History by My Fathers World. This will be the "Core"; which covers History, science, music and bible. I will not be following the schedule/teachers manuel exactly, instead I will make it work for us.
So, lets take a look at this years choices.
Our "Core" curriculum for both 1st and 4th grade
For Bible, we will be reading Who is God and my daughter and son get their own journals. I am so excited to read this book, I have heard great things.
We will also learn a new bible verse every week using I Can Learn the Bible.
For History we will be using MFW. I LOVE US History and I am so excited to teach it to my kids.
Here are some of the books we will be reading aloud this year. A few are new, some are old from our previous years homeschooling that I would like to re-read.
This is our science for this year, it is also from MFW.
I am also so excited to read this Dinosaurs from Eden book. It should help explain all the questions the kids have about where and when dinosaurs lived. I picked up the workbooks at the Target dollar section for us to learn the names of the dinosaurs.
We will also be doing a lot of nature journaling. I bought this beautiful Nature Anatomy book and a Nature Journal for my daughter. I still have to get a journal for my son.
For Art, I bought the Paint Lab book.
It has so many art project ideas, tutorials, supply lists and so on. My kids love to paint, but I am not very creative when it comes painting. So I need all the help I can get.
Both kids will be working on their typing using Mavis Beacon
The music portion is also covered under MFW. We will be learning patriotic songs and
about the life and music of Tchaikovsky.
My 4th grader is also taking piano lessons and My 1st grader will be starting very soon.
I bought this planner which will help me plan everything out for the week.
And now to the individual workload:
For my 1st grader-
These will be my 1st graders's books to read.
I created a reading log for him to fill out with the date, title of the book,
and amount of time and pages read.
For Math we are using Horizons. I used Horizons with my daughter and loved it. I just repurchased new student workbooks for him.
I also got Spectrum telling time book and the 1st life of fred book.
For Language arts, he will be doing BJU spelling , Spectrum writing, and A Reason for Handwriting.
He will be doing Daily Geography every morning to practice reading maps.
For my 4th grader:
These are some of the books she will be reading. I also ordered more and they should be here soon.
She also gets her own reading log and a book report sheet she will fill out after reading each book.
For language arts: A reason for handwriting D; to work on her cursive.
Spectrum reading; so she can practice reading and answering questions for her state test.
BJU spelling and BJU english to practice grammar and her writing skills.
I wanted to find a math curriculum that was computer based for my daughter. That way she gets her lesson taught to her by on the computer (I am not a math person) After reading tons of reviews, I decided to try Teaching Textbooks this year. I will let you all know how we like it later.
Well that about sums it up. We are so excited to start homeschooling again this year.
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In a conversation with a friend recently we were planning her trip to Bangalore. We spoke of lovely places to eat, gorgeous places to read and well, just places. At the end I reminded her that she must remember to come back to Chennai and she said, very nonchalantly, that well, 'that's where the heart is'.
A simple yet profound statement with so much weight in it I thought. Made me ponder as to where really is the heart. Is it in the place where your dreams begin? If yes then my heart is beating wildly in a lovely little town in Madhya Pradesh called Jabalpur. This was where it all began, my birth and many years later my first experiences with growing up and the delusions that come with age and time. This was the stage where a fifteen year old me was convinced that irrespective of how life treats me, I will beat it. I would kill for that optimism today but then again I always remember that it is the same me, or is it? Is that where my heart is?
Then again is your heart in the place where you first lost your heart? Well proverbially at least. Mangalore will always be my spiritual home. The place I became me or at least the ideal of me. It was also the stage of my first love for a woman, a city and also the idea of a 'home'. From creating a world of my own to treating any relationship with that place as an inheritance, I constantly find myself drawn to that place and it makes me wonder if in search for a bond, something tangible that I can call my own, have I left my heart there? Is that where my heart is?
Could my heart be beating for a dream? Nestled deep down in me is a dream, one that simmers but unfortunately doesn't burn yet. It consumes me every now and then but let's go so quickly without notice and without the inclination to push me to be what I truly want to be. I begin to feel that I'm cheating myself like all of us who refuse to live or even contemplate the realization of our dreams. In me lives a soul desperate to write, to capture every thought in my head, to discuss it with an audience, even an audience of one and create some thing special, some thing that will define me and the world I live in because I know that's where my true peace begins and ends. So then, is that where my heart is?
Is it with a relationship that could never be? Is it with a job that challenges yet doesn't fulfill me? Is it with an idea of loneliness and wonder that knocks on my door everyday? Or for like my friend above is it actually in this city, waiting for me to find my way?


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Several people have asked Morenci Education Foundation president Bill Van Valkenburg about a school reunion this year.
Now it's a different question he wants to hear asked. If there's going to be a reunion, he needs to hear this query: Can I help with the planning?
An all-school reunion is planned every five years for Morenci alumni and 2009 is the year for the next event.
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Earlier today, Apple released iOS 6.1.2 where shortly after, planetbeing confirmed evasi0n works on iOS 6.1.2 but we would need to wait for it to be updated. The evad3rs have officially updated evasi0n for Mac, Windows, and Linux to officially support the iOS 6.1.2 firmware.
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Discovery of Pulsating Components in the Southern Eclipsing Binary Systems AW Velorum, HM Puppis, and TT Horologii
David J. W. Moriarty
315 Main Road, Wellington Point, Queensland 4160, Australia
Terry Bohlsen
Mirranook, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia
Bernard Heathcote
269 Domain Road, South Yarra, Victoria 3141, Australia
Tom Richards
P.O. Box 323, Kangaroo Ground, Victoria 3097, Australia
Margaret Streamer
3 Lupin Place, Murrumbateman, NSW 2582, Australia
Received June 4, 2013; revised July 15, 2013; accepted August 6, 2013
Eclipsing binary stars with pulsating components are especially valuable for studies of stellar evolution. We have discovered that three eclipsing binary stars in the southern sky have a pulsating component with oscillations similar to those of delta Scuti stars. The systems are: AW Velorum, HM Puppis, and TT Horologii. Their spectral types were determined as A7 for AW Vel and HM Pup and F0-F2 for TT Hor. The dominant pulsation frequencies are 15–38 cycles per day with amplitudes of 10–60 millimagnitudes.


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Finally getting around to installing the NTP full package on FREESCO 042. The install script aborts saying that it needs a timezone file. I used a file from an earlier modules.zip, modules 040, but the install didn't like it. (I'd put it in /mnt/bootdev/router/tmz/; file permissions were 777). Assuming it needed a file from modules 042 zip, I downloaded that from:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/free ... es-042.zip
but neither Windows (Vista) nor Linux (Debian) like the 'zip'; they both complain the zip is invalid.
Anyone else seeing the same thing, an invalid zip?
Alternatively, are there some timezone files somewhere else in the FREESCO mirrors? (I could only see 'pkg' files.)
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